Taft

Each lot or parcel of a subdivision shall be provided with vehicular access to a street or highway improved and maintained by (i) either a public agency or (ii) in the case of a private street maintained as set forth in a homeowner association...

Blocks shall not exceed seven hundred feet (700') in length between street lines, except where previous adjacent streets by nature of the alignment of those streets, requires longer blocks or when resubdivisions justify or require, by finding of the Council, a variation from this requirement.

All lots or parcels shall be of such size and dimension as required by the Land Use Classification of the General Plan, Specific Plan, or zoning district in which they are located.

Except in the case of any reversion to acreage map, or boundary map, a transverse pedestrian-way of adequate width may be required through the approximately middle of each block having a length of more than seven hundred feet (700').

All utility distribution facilities (including, but not limited to, electric, communication and cable television lines) installed in and for the purpose of supplying service to any residential or commercial subdivision shall be placed underground except equipment appurtenant to underground facilities.

A preliminary soils report requirement may be waived, when the City Engineer finds that due to the knowledge the City has as to the soil qualities of the soils in the subdivision, no preliminary analysis is necessary.

When post office regulations prohibit delivery of mail to mailboxes which are not located adjacent to curb lines, the subdivider shall install, as a part of the required improvements, mailboxes for each individual dwelling unit to be located within the subdivision. Wherever possible, the subdivider shall install uniformly designed mailboxes no closer than six inches (6") from the face of the curb and at a height of four feet (4') above the curb.

All streets, as far as practicable, shall be designed to eliminate traffic hazards and shall ensure an efficient and practical flow of traffic.

All collector and local streets shall have a right-of-way width consistent with the standards and specifications set forth in the Kern County Engineering Development Standards...

Any land intended to be a part of the ultimate width of a highway or street, lying along and adjacent to any such boundary, shall have a width consistent with the standards and specifications set forth in the Kern County Engineering Development Standards.

Any highway or street intersecting any other highway or street shall intersect at an angle as near a right angle as is practicable as set forth in the Kern County Engineering Development Standards.

The centerline curve radii on all streets and highways shall conform to accepted engineering standards of design and shall be subject to approval by the City Engineer.

Alleys may be provided at the rear of each lot and shall be not less than twenty feet (20') in width. Where two (2) alleys intersect, a corner cutoff of not less than ten feet (10') measured from the point of intersection along the sideline of the alley shall be required. In the rear of all lots used or intended to be used for commercial, industrial, or high density residential alleys at least thirty feet (30') in width or other adequate off street loading facilities shall be provided.

Each street or way which is dedicated and is a continuation of or approximately the continuation of any existing dedicated street or way shall be shown on the tentative map and shall be given the same name as such existing street or way.

Unless otherwise permitted by the Municipal Code, the Kern County Engineering Development Standards, or other City standards, or a utility company or other agency being affected, utility distribution lines shall be placed underground within the public right-of-way, and a six foot (6') by six foot (6') public utility easement for equipment enclosure shall be required adjacent to lot sideline and street right-of-way line intersection, excepting corner lots.

A fence or wall six feet (6') in height between any subdivision and the right of way line of any irrigation canal or natural drainage channel.

No review or permit shall be required for the drilling of any steam injection well, steam drive well, service well, or any well intended for the exploration and development or production of oil, gas and other hydrocarbon substances... in the A (agricultural) or NR (natural resources) zone districts

No well for use as an injection well and no well for the exploration for or development or production of oil or gas or other hydrocarbon substances may be drilled, and no related accessory equipment, structure or facility may be installed in an industrial zone district until an application for plot plan review has been submitted to and approved by the planning director

All wells drilled, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, for the exploration and development, production, storage, transmission and treatment, and any accessory or ancillary equipment, structure or facilities thereto, of oil, gas and other hydrocarbon substances, shall comply with the following standards

Whenever a tentative map or other residential, commercial or industrial development is approved, which will require grading ... the city may impose conditions relating to grading ... Such conditions may include ... A requirement that lands slope toward rather than away from the street.